GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) yana mutanen da suka lafiya daga jin daɗi na karamin tashar daɗi mai girma. Addinin da ta yi shi ya fi cewa:
1. Goyar Karamin Kirki: A kan abinci GFCI, akwai mai goyar kirki ko kuma ingantaccen sensor wanda ke goyar karamin kirki a hot (live) wire da neutral wire baki daya. A lokacin da zaɓu, karamin kirki a wannan labari wires zai iya kasancewa amma zai ci gaba a fannoni; karamin kirki wanda ke faru zuwa load ya kasance da karamin kirki wanda ke ranar zuwa mai karatu.
2. Tabbatar Karamin Kirki: Idan yanayi na karamin kirki yana faru, kamar haka, idan mutum yake fito aiki mai girma da karamin kirki ke faru zuwa ground, karamin kirki mai kyau ya zama ba a faru a kan neutral wire, amma ya zama a faru zuwa ground. Wannan zai tabbatar farkon karamin kirki a hot da neutral wires.
3. Yadda Da Damu: GFCI an yi daidai don tabbatar farkon karamin kirki mai kyau, a karkashin 4 zuwa 6 milliamps (mA). Idan ana tabbatar farkon karamin kirki, GFCI ke yi damu, kara tsawon karamin karatu a lokacin da kyau (kafin ya kai da 0.1 seconds), don haka ta sauke karamin kirki mai yiwuwar da ita zai iya haifar da mutum idan ya kai da zaman lafiya.
4. Yadda Da Lafiya: Hakan nuna, idan mutum yake fito aiki mai girma, GFCI zai iya kara tsawon circuit idan ya kai da mutum yake samu jin daɗi mai yiwuwa, wanda ke maimaita risalawa da kuma kadan daɗin daɗi mai girma.
5. Yadda Da Damu a Tsakar Turuwa: Saboda ruwan yana da damuwa a gina karamin kirki, risalawa daɗin daɗi mai girma take zama zai iya faɗa a lokacin da ake amfani da aiki mai girma a tsakar turuwa kamar bathrooms, kitchens, ko outdoor. GFCIs suna da muhimmanci a wurare masu haka, wadanda ke maimaita lafiya.
Amsa, GFCI wanda shi ne babban alama mai lafiya wanda zai iya kara tsawon karamin karatu idan ya kai da wata halin da za su iya haifar da mutum, wanda ke maimaita mutane daga jin daɗi mai yiwuwa ko karamin daɗi mai girma. Suna amfani da su a wurare masu gidaje, business, da industries, musamman a wurare masu tsakar turuwa ko ground contact.